Me: So, are you looking for a gift for your Valentine?
Rando guy shopping alone in an all pink store: I don't celebrate Valentine's day.
Me: That's because you're single.
Rando guy: I actually hate you.
Such a sassy moment! Whoa, baby. You know... it's totes cool if you don't dig Valentine's Day. It IS a dumb greeting card holiday that encourages overeating of sugary snacks in already overweight spoiled children all over the place. It creates a lot of unnecessary pressure to buy people things they aren't ready to receive and it reminds me, personally, of a whole lot of disappointment. But... like Thanksgiving, a holiday which I think is completely stupid, I'm going to go ahead and give out a KAUG "Holla" for any day that celebrates something as completely fantastic and awesome as love, courtship, mating. I'm the kinda girl that tries to show people I care year round and I don't want anything from anyone on that day of all the days of the year. But I'm going to go ahead and say I love love, I love falling in love, I love when I am in love, and I dig that there is a special day to say hey lovers. Just, for the record, more than half of Valentine's day cards are passed between family members, which I think is a beautiful thing. I get that you don't necessarily recognize this day as an important calendar holiday, but, you know, I just love having something to look forward to, having these small things throughout the year that I can mark it by. I don't know if I "celebrate" this "holiday," but I know that there are a lot of people who will be getting cards from me on February 14th and I guarantee the back room of Jest Jewels will be flooded with candy and cookies and magic. And my nail polish will probably be... pink. Whatevskies.
Point is, I was kidding. And I like sending mail. And I hope somebody tells you they love you on February 14th, Valentine's day or just another Tuesday in February, whether you get candy or not.
Xoxo.
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